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"A few of our carers and former patients have kindly shared about their time with us and their recovery. You can read them all below:" You can now read about our CQC rating from the 2018 inspection.

The National Inpatient Centre for Psychological Medicine delivers biopsychosocial holistic care for people with complex persistent physical symptoms and physical / psychological comorbidities. The NICPM is an eight bed specialist inpatient unit based at Leeds General Infirmary. It is a unique...

The ME services in the area are run from the Psych hospital: "The Newsam Centre Services at this location: Acute Inpatient Services Community Rehabilitation Enhanced Support Team (CREST) Complex (Locked) Rehabilitation – Newsam Centre Ward 5 Eating Disorders Service (Adult) Gender Identity...

She was in Leeds General Infirmary. Although it is unlikely that GPs have much influence in a hospital setting, this is the area of: Dr Vikki McKeever GP with specialist interest in ME/CFS Yorkshire Fatigue ME/CFS Service and Leeds and West Yorkshire ME/CFS Service The author of the recent...

The same style of picture of young woman, sitting with hand to head. Also her eyes are closed.

Brilliant Trish

Thanks so much for doing this Robert

"Water Pollution (Camelford) Mr. Neale Sharethis specific contribution To ask the Secretary of State for Health what progress has been made in providing a small group of independent experts to advise the local health authority on the health consequences of the water pollution in the Camelford...

Wessely was unfortunately not mentioned. However a report at the time - the Clayton report, referred to in Hansard below clearly aims to minimise the effect of early issues and raises anxiety as an explanation in below (my bolding) Hansard...

Such a brilliant article and so good to share. A shame that any BACME people would dismiss it. This guy would probably be classified as "mild" per NICE as he is still able to work, just!

I am not surprised to see Anna Gregorowski (Chair of BACME- when I last looked) praising them. But Dr Vicki McKeever as well ... You will not be surprised to know that Graham McPhee and Bob Courtney were kicked out of Colin's group. This was prior to me joining Graham's Crowborough group (now...

Has anyone spotted the bit where the "specialised therapist" offers to write a supportive letter for UC or PIP explaining the level of disability that the pwME at the clinic is experiencing and that the likelihood of recovery is very small?

England only: Social Work England is under independent review. Evidence is being sought from everyone. I strongly recommend every family who has experienced persecution by social workers gives evidence. Evidence to provide is, for example, did they refer to NICE G206? Did they include you in a...

Poison water BBC 2 9pm Weds Camelford water scandal July 1988 - will be on iplayer afterwards The angle, from the Radio Times is that the delay in warning people of the dangers of drinking the water was " because the incident couldn't be allowed to spook City investors in the run up to...

I suspect that backbenchers apply for a debate, but they do not know themselves whether it will be selected for a particular session until a short time before the date.

So, four CYP interviews, 3 of which included a parent. Then focus groups with seven professionals. and then clinicians complain that surveys of hundreds or thousands of pwME or LC are not important!

David Systrom (Harvard) has shown preload failure, ie reduced filling of the heart before it contracts to send blood round the body, including thr brain.

This would definitely have helped Graham, who had moderate ME, for at least some of the time he was in hospital. He had problems hearing/understanding. His wife and son could not visit, partially due to risk of catching Covid and part due to their health. He couldn't eat onions/garlic and...

It's maybe more likely to relate to the article mentioned here: https://www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcare/article/me-cfs-sufferers-ignored-nhs-care-lottery-bxzlxmrm2 Also on UK info thread . Also members of the LC APPG may not have heard that much about DECODE yet

DELAYS IN RECEIVING PIP FORM BY POST I have finally got round to applying for the mobility element of PIP because of the limitations relating to my spinal deformity. I called DWP on 11 Feb and was told it could take 2-3 weeks for a form to arrive. As mine is straight forward and only requires...